The Cincinnati Zoo Shop
The main Zoo Shop, located in Vine Street Village, carries a wide range of items to commemorate your trip to the Zoo and also stocks practical items, such as sunscreen, to make your visit more enjoyable!
Featured items:
Limited quantities of red pandapaw print paintings created by our very own red pandas are now on sale in the Zoo Shop. Three sizes - 11x14 for $49.99, 8x10 for $20, and Cards for $4.99- are available, and proceeds go toward the conservation of red pandas.
“What time is it?” It’s time to be Green! Ensure you always have the time with our eco-friendly Sprout® watches. Unique styles for men & women made with sustainable bamboo dial, biodegradable corn resin case and buckle, organic cotton straps and corn resin bracelets all with a lead and mercury free battery.
Have a rolly, polly good time with these oh-so-cuddly ball shaped animals. Choose from 2 sizes of various animals including: tiger, elephant, giraffe, penguin, monkey, and caterpillar. All designed for hours of fun and a place to rest a sleepy head.
Hand painted with more than 10 colors, inspired by the Spanish Mosaic technique called Trencadis, these beautiful figurines can add a splash of color to any home.
Make some notes on our not-so-smelly elephant poo paper products. Assortment of notebooks, notecards, picture frames, magnets, and more made from recycled paper using elephant dung.
Featuring a variety of animal, bird, and insect figurines, paperweights, and décor items to make a beautiful glass zoo collection. Handmade from recycled glass.
Keep your feet warm & fuzzy this winter with our furry animal slippers. There’s something for evryone; offered in youth and adult sizes in animal paw (polar bear, tiger, pink tiger) or your favorite zoo animal (monkey, elephant, giraffe, flamingo)
Decorate your tree or home with animal ornaments! From funky to sparkly elegant, we offer ornaments to suit every style. From Mom & Baby Safari ornaments, assorted peacock collection, Cincinnati Zoo recycled wool fair trade & handmade ornaments to Animal Planet® ornaments with portion of proceeds going to R.O.A.R. program.
For those animal/ nature lovers, offering a wide variety of DVD box sets from ‘Extraordinary Animals’ to ‘Amazing Places’. Each boxed set containing 6 discs with up to 8+ hours of remarkable footage. Great educational gift item that is perfect for those fascinated by wildlife.
Zoo Shop Inquiries: Lisa Banks
Dining
The Zoo Cafe is closed for remodeling and to make way for the new Africa exhibit. It will reopen spring 2013. Watch Africa Construction Video >
Where to eat while Zoo Cafe is closed:
During the day (10am – 3pm)-
LaRosa’s – serving pizza, breadsticks, Greek Chicken Carved Sandwich, Caesar Salad, BBQ Hack Salad, fruit cups, hummus cup and pita chips, pudding cups, and specialty pizza on Fridays-
Watering Hole – chicken tenders, waffle fries, chili and soup of the day, also will have coffee and hot chocolate -
UDF next to LaRosa’s will be open for indoor (limited) seating only
During PNC Festival of Lights (3pm-close) the above locations will revert back to their “normal” menu and other food stations throughout the Zoo will be open.
Grab a Mike-sell’s snack, the official snack food of the Cincinnati Zoo.
